The S&P 500 gained 65 points last week. I expected it to remain flat. My miscalculation of Thursday also put my daily forecasts a little off.
Here is the expected breakdown for the week of May 04, 2026, to May 08, 2026.
Jupiter is the compressed Vimshottri dasha planet for May 04 – May 07. Jupiter is strong in the sign Cancer and occupies the sixth house. It makes square aspects with the sun and Moon in the third house. As a result, the market may rise higher during this period.
The next planet in the Vimshottri scheme is Saturn. Its term of office is May 08 – May 12. Saturn occupies the sign Aries in the third house and is conjunct to Mars and Mercury. Mars is strong, but Mercury is weak. This may cause the market to go lower.
Transits during this week:
The Sun is now transiting Taurus, a sign of its enemy. It makes a sextile aspect with Jupiter. On Monday (May 04), the Moon transits Sagittarius, and it forms a trine aspect with Mars in Aries. As a result, the stock market may end higher on Monday.
On Tuesday (May 05), Mars transits in Aries and forms a square aspect with strong Jupiter closely. Since Mars occupies a sign it rules, and Jupiter is also strong, Tuesday may be a higher day for the markets.
On Wednesday (May 06), Mercury advances fast in Taurus, a sign of its friend, Venus. It also exchanges signs with Venus, as Venus is transiting in Gemini. May 06 may therefore also be a day that ends higher.
On Thursday (May 07), exalted Jupiter makes a square with Mars in the sign of Aries. It also makes an opposition to the Moon. Thursday may, therefore, be a higher day.
Venus is now transiting Gemini, and it exchanges signs with Mercury. Saturn, however, is weak in Aries. Friday (May 08) may therefore be a slightly flat day.
By combining the transit and CVD techniques, I have estimated the stock market’s daily behavior as follows.
Monday: Slightly higher; Tuesday: Slightly higher; Wednesday: Slightly higher; Thursday: Slightly higher; Friday: Slightly lower.